Malta vs North America: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Malta
77,628 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
North America
4,476 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malta rank
4th
North America rank
4th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

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How they compare

Malta currently reports 77,628 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,476 BoP, current US$ per person in North America, a difference of 73,152 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 17.3 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North America ahead.

Malta ranks 4th and North America ranks 4th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and North America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta North America Difference Ahead
1970s 69.41 BoP, current US$ per person 96.11 BoP, current US$ per person 26.7 BoP, current US$ per person North America
1980s 119.3 BoP, current US$ per person 394.57 BoP, current US$ per person 275.27 BoP, current US$ per person North America
1990s 850.08 BoP, current US$ per person 746.55 BoP, current US$ per person 103.52 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2000s 12,691 BoP, current US$ per person 1,639 BoP, current US$ per person 11,053 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2010s 38,637 BoP, current US$ per person 2,171 BoP, current US$ per person 36,466 BoP, current US$ per person Malta
2020s 62,752 BoP, current US$ per person 3,355 BoP, current US$ per person 59,396 BoP, current US$ per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Malta or North America?
Malta, at 77,628 BoP, current US$ per person against 4,476 BoP, current US$ per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Malta and North America?
73,152 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Malta and North America rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Malta ranks 4th and North America ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.